Boys Soccer State Championship Playoff Saturday

The boy's teams are set and ready to go tomorrow as each division plays for the state championship gold ball.

The combined teams in the tournament went 118-13-9 in the regular season. The 10 teams scored 604 points while giving up just 110. The highest-scoring teams were Schenck/Stearns and Carribec with 85 points scored each. Both of those teams play in the 8-person league. In the full 11-man team Eastern had the most with 71 points. 
Class C Mt. Abram gave up the fewest goals, 2.

CLASS A:
N# 1 Lewiston will take on S#3 Derring at Messalonskee High School at 12:30 p.m.
Lewiston went 11-2-1 on the season and outscored their opponents 52-15. Derring went 9-3-2 and outscored their opponents 52-20.

CLASS B:
N# 1 John Bapst will take on S#1 Yarmouth at Mt. Ararat at 5:30 p.m. John Bapst went 12-1-1 on the season and outscored their opponents 57-16.
S#1 Yarmouth went 12-2-0 and outscored their opponents 48-11.

CLASS C:
S#1 Mt. Abram will battle N#4 George Sevens Academy at 12:30 p.m. at Mt. Ararat. Mt. Abram went 14-0 on the season and outscored their opponents 69-2. George Stevens went 10-2-2 and outscored their opponents 54-10.

CLASS D:
N#1 Easton 11-1-2 will take on S#2 Monmouth Academy 12-1-1, at 5:30 p.m. at Messalonskee High School. Eastern outscored their opponents 71-11, while Monmouth held a 51-9 advantage in the scoring department.

8-Person:
S#1 Carrabec 14-0-0 will take on N#1 Schenck/Stearns 13-1-0 at 6 p.m. at Cony High School Carrabec outscored their opponents 85-5, while Schenck/Stearns held the edge over their opponents at 85-11.

These should be some exciting games as all the teams were high-scoring while not giving up many goals. These games turn out to be defensive gems if they can keep the other team out of the goal. 

Hampden softball rebounds from loss with an 18 hit attack on Lewiston

LEWISTON – The Hampden girls got back on track yesterday with a roaring 16-4 win over host Lewiston.  

Hampden's Cam Neal went 4-4 Friday against Lewiston in an 16-4 win for the Broncos. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR from a previous game.)

Tri Town Slam takes home the 5/6 boys basketball championship

 HAMPDEN – The Bronco Travel Basketball Club held its annual 5/6 grade boys tournament this weekend with Tri Town Slam, A YMCA team made up from Lewiston, Auburn, and Poland, taking home the championship with a 45-38 score over Glenburn 5/6 boys.

Glenburn's Kohen Corriveau gets set for a foul shot early in the game. The Chargers lost to Tri Town Slam in the Broncos Travel Basketball Club 5/6 grade boys tournament. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR)

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Hampden doubles up Lewiston to advance to Portland

 HAMPDEN – The #3 ranked Hampden Broncos girls basketball team hosted #6 Lewiston, a team with three starters at home with the flu, Thursday evening in a quarterfinal Class AA playoff. 

The photo tells this story. Hampden downed Lewiston 40-20 to advance to the semifinal in Portland, next Wednesday. (Photo by Ron Hawkes/MSR)

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The Broncos had some struggles getting back in touch with everyone as this was the first game Hampden has had since Dec. 22 with the original starting five all available. But even the rust was not going to deter the Broncos as they went on to a 40-20 win. 

The Bronco's outscored the Blue Devils each of the first three quarters, 11-6, 9-4, and put the game out of reach for Lewiston in the third outscoring them 13-2. Lewiston managed to gain the advantage in the final quarter 8-7.

The win means that Hampden will play in the semifinal game on Wednesday at the Cross Center in Portland. They will play the winner of the Portland and Cheverus game. 

Scoring for Hampden was Bella McLaughlin with a game high 12 points; Cam Neal 11; Lauren Voteur eight; Taylor Gardner five; and Lucy Wiles four. 

The Broncos were 8-of-10 (80 percent) from behind the charity stripe and they knocked down two 3-pointers, one each from Gardner and Neal.

For Lewiston, Aiwen Maiwen lad the team with seven points; Koral Morin six; Skyler Gaudette three, and Maddy Oliveira, and Kaura Lawrence two each.

The Blue Devils were just 1-of-5 (20 percent) from the foul line. They had three 3-point baskets, two from Morin and one from Gaudette!

LEWISTON---6---4---2---8---20
HAMPDEN---11--9--13---7--40

Lewiston picks up come from behind win over Broncos

HAMPDEN - The Hampden Academy boys soccer team opened their 2019 regular season with a tough draw on Thursday night. Facing the 2018 State Class A champion Lewiston Blue Devils, the Broncos forced their opponent to come from behind as Lewiston scored two second half goals to defeat Hampden 2-1 at the Weatherbee Complex.

Hampden's Sean McQuilken (17) celebrates after scoring a goal during the first half of a mutual season-opening game in Hampden Thursday night. Lewiston won the game 2-1. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

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